The
Bibliotheca Alexandrina(BA)
aspires to establish strong knowledge networks through Africa in order to expand the African innovation by using science and technology.

The idea is to use the internet not just to connect people or to seek the wisdom of the crowds by crowd-sourcing; it is rather about connecting people with common interests and expertise so that they can build on each other’s contributions and develop knowledge faster and share it immediately.

Half of Africans do not have access to essential drugs. In 2015, it was estimated that with the provision of the right drugs to treat respiratory infections, diarrheal diseases and malaria, around 10 million lives could be saved.
But Africa also has another resource that it needs to manage better. Traditional medicines have not been adequately studied and organized in Africa. In China, for example, there has been a lot of attention paid to traditional medicine and the herbal remedies they rely on, not to mention Acupuncture, which stunned the West when it was first seriously discussed there.Continue Reading...

Ismail Serageldin
Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina(BA)

Quotations

We all have a stake in the battle against Ebola

- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

I believe that there are certain attributes in a woman that give her some advantages over a man. Women are usually more honest, more sensitive to issues and bring a stronger sense of commitment and dedication to what they do. Maybe because they were mothers, and being a mother you have that special attention for the family, for the young, for children.

- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

We need to think of the future and the planet we are going to leave to our children and their children.

- Kofi Annan

We have lived through fear all our lives, and when you have gone through a whole lot of fear, sometimes all you can do is resist the fear, and resistance comes in the form of courage.

- Leymah Gbowee

Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like Slavery and Apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. Sometimes it falls on a generation to be great. YOU can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom

- Nelson Mandela

Human life has meaning only to that degree and as long as it is lived in the service of humanity.